Financial reporting

The Cost Accounting Standards Board, a group set up by Congress in 1970 to make sure federal contractors charge their costs appropriately, is finally making some progress in aligning its 19 cost accounting standards with U.S. GAAP after Congress mandated in 2017 that it do so where practicable.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board proposed an accounting standards update Monday to enhance the transparency of how not-for-profit organizations present and disclose contributed non-financial assets.

What are the benefits and challenges faced by public companies with the new leases standard?

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose amendments to the financial disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K and streamline the Management's Discussion and Analysis disclosures.

The Pentagon made $35 trillion in accounting adjustments last year alone — a total that’s larger than the entire U.S. economy and underscores the Defense Department’s continuing difficulty in balancing its books.

The American Institute of CPAs’ Financial Reporting Executive Committee has proposed several working drafts of its guidance on the long-duration insurance accounting standard for insurance companies.

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Financial institutions are getting ready to begin complying this year with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s new credit losses standard, which means they will need to start making disclosures about their loan portfolios.

Many consumer industry companies extend credit or hold significant financial assets. If yours is one of them, it’s time to gear up for the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard.

The total amount of goodwill impairment recorded by U.S. public companies reached $78.9 billion in 2018, up a staggering 125 percent from the prior year, according to a new report.

Financial Accounting Standards Board Chairman Russell Golden compared the standard-setting process to the new race car movie, “Ford v Ferrari,” even though he admitted the process usually isn’t so speedy.

Exxon Mobil Corp. won a closely watched securities-fraud trial that delved into its internal accounting for the financial risks of climate change, a striking rejection of New York state’s claim that the company misled investors for years.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has proposed implementation guidance with questions and answers to clarify and explain some of GASB’s earlier standards and pronouncements.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board seeks candidates for the role of principal advisor to the chairman and board.

The Center for Audit Quality believes auditors should go beyond financial statements and vet other forms of corporate reporting that typically aren’t audited.

The board issued an ASU Tuesday to tweak its credit losses standard to deal with some of the issues raised by stakeholders.

The Institute of Internal Auditors intends to overhaul its ​Certification in Risk Management Assurance and Internal Audit Practitioner programs next year to meet evolving demands and stay ahead of various risks.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board officially delayed the effective dates of its accounting standards for leases, credit losses, hedging and long-duration insurance contracts by issuing a pair of accounting standards updates.

Under Armour Inc. shares plunged after the company disclosed that federal officials have been probing its accounting practices for more than two years, bringing a fresh headache to investors just as the sports brand prepares for a CEO transition.

Public companies reached the deadline for compliance with the new lease accounting rules in January, but their journey is far from over.